baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0821218-A3 (EP)
Inventor: NISHI MASAYUKI
IPC: G01C15/00
Filed: 1997-07-21
Abstract: A rotary laser irradiating system (35) comprising a laser projector for
performing rotary irradiation of a laser beam, a collimating telescope (41)
having a collimation axis in a projecting direction of the laser beam, and a
rotation base (40) where the collimating telescope (41) can be rotated around an
axial line running perpendicularly to the collimation axis and can be fixed at a
predetermined position, whereby the collimating telescope (41) is used for the
setting of a tilting direction, and the collimating telescope (41) is rotated when
necessary, and collimation can be performed at least in two directions.
Patent EP-0826573-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BASHARAT ABDUL MAJID
IPC: B62B3/14
Filed: 1997-08-15
Abstract: A shopping trolley (10) having seat means for at
least one child or baby, said seat means comprising
frame means (50, 52) mounted to a rear end gate (14)
of the trolley and back support means (42) and bottom
support means (44) carried by said frame means, the
arrangement being such that when, in use, the trolley
is moved into a nested position with a similar such
trolley, said seat means can move from a child or baby
receiving position to a collapsed position in which
said frame means, back support means and bottom
support means are disposed adjacent said rear end gate
of the trolley.
Patent EP-0834643-A3 (EP)
Inventor: NITIS SPYROS S
IPC: E21B23/02
Filed: 1997-09-29
Abstract: A method and apparatus for landing and orienting selected tools
to selected depths within a well casing. The well casing is
provided with a plurality of casing nipples located at selected
depths with each of the landing and orienting joints defining a
differing internal landing profile and having a mule shoe
therein defining an upwardly facing point and an orientation
slot and having helical guide ramp surfaces extending from the
point to the orientation slot. A landing-orientation tool is
adapted to be run into the casing and has an outer tubular body
mandrel positioning a plurality of landing dogs for landing
engagement with a matching landing profile of one of the casing
nipples and positioning an orientation key for guided engagement
with the helical guide ramp surfaces and for tool orienting
engagement within the orientation slot. The landing-orientation
tool has an inner tubular actuator mandrel being linearly
positionable at a running position where the landing dogs and
orientation key are radially yieldable to pass over internal
obstructions in the casing string and a locking position where
the landing dogs and orientation key are locked with respect to
the matching landing profile of a landing and orienting joint.
The tool being run will pass through non-matching landing and
orienting joints and will land only when its landing dogs have a
landing profile matching the profile of a landing and orienting
joint.
Patent EP-0841799-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BENESTY JACOB
IPC: H04M3/18
Filed: 1997-10-07
Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating individual impulse responses for
a stereophonic communication system, such as a teleconferencing system, involves
selectively reducing the correlation between the individual channel signals of the
stereophonic system. Selective reduction of stereophonic source signal correlation
advantageously results in the estimation of individual impulse responses of a
receiving room (10) of the stereophonic communication system. The selectively
reduced-correlation source signals are provided to conventional adaptive filters
(15,16) and the receiving room loudspeakers (11,12). Automatic echo cancellation is
performed in a conventional fashion, but on the selectively reduced-correlation
source signals. Specifically, selective reduction of source signal correlation between
two stereophonic channels of a teleconferencing system is achieved by introducing a
small non-linearity into each channel (in 25,30) in order to reduce the interchannel
coherence. In accordance with certain illustrative embodiments of the present
invention, each channel signal has added thereto a non-linear function of the channel
signal itself, thereby reducing the interchannel coherence while preserving the
quality of the signal. In one particualr embodiment, the non-linear function
comprises the half-wave rectifier.
Patent EP-0806678-A3 (EP)
IPC: H01L21/66
Filed: 1997-04-30
Abstract: A laser voltage probe system in which a repetitive stimulus signal is 
applied to an integrated circuit (705). A train of laser pulses is generated, 
and a laser pulse is picked from the train at a selected time during 
each repetition of the stimulus signal. The picked laser pulses are 
applied to a semiconductor active region of the integrated circuit 
which is influenced by voltage on a conductor. Photons reflected from 
the semiconductor active region are detected to produce a detector 
signal. The detector signal is sampled in synchrony with application of 
the laser pulses to the semiconductor active region so as to obtain 
samples during first gating intervals which depend upon reflected 
photons and noise and so as to obtain samples during second gating 
intervals which depend upon noise. Samples obtained during the first 
gating intervals are integrated with the inverse of samples obtained 
during the second gating intervals to produce an integrator signal 
representing a noise-compensated signal. The integrator signal can be 
compensated for pulse-to-pulse laser power variations.
Patent EP-0838589-A3 (EP)
Title: Verfahren zur automatischen Kompensation von Hydraulikmedium-Verlusten, Leckagekompensationskreis und Doppelkolbenanordnung mit einem solchen
Inventor: EGLI ERNST
IPC: F04B9/117
Filed: 1998-01-06
Abstract: Zwei Kolben/Zylinder-Anordnungen (3a, 3b) werden im wesentlichen
synchron betrieben. Die Zylinder werden dabei durch die
Kolben (5a, 5b) in zwei Teilzylinder unterteilt. Je Teilzylinder
an den Kolben/Zylinder-Anordnungen (3a, 3b) sind miteinander
verbunden. Aus einem Druckzylinder (11) wird Hydraulikmedium
bei Betrieb der Kolben/Zylinder-Anordnungen bezüglich der
erwähnten Verbindung hin und her gepumpt, wobei der Druck im
Speicher (11) bei Vorliegen von Leckage an den Anordnungen mit
der Zeit abnimmt. Er wird gemessen (24), mit einem Referenzwert
verglichen, und falls er unter diesen abfällt, wird der Speicher
(11) durch kurzzeitiges Öffnen des Systems wieder auf
SOLL-Druck geladen (12, 14).
Patent EP-0852277-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MUEHLEBACH MORITZ
IPC: E04F21/22
Filed: 1998-01-07
Abstract: Die Druckbacke (1) bildet das eine Ende einer Spannvorrichtung für
schwimmend zu verlegenden Bodenbelag wie Laminate und Fertigparkett
aus mehreren parallel mittels Nut und Feder ineinander zu fügender streifenförmiger
Bodenbelagsplatten. Die einen langen Schenkel (2) und einen
kurzen Schenkel (3) aufweisende, abgewinkelte Druckbacke mit einer am
kurzen Schenkel (3) nochmals abgewinkelten und zum Andrücken gegen
das Trägermaterial einer Bodenbelagsplatte (4) bestimmten horizontal einwärts
vorspringenden Randleiste (5) weist im langen Schenkel (2) mindestens
zwei diesen in Gewindebohrungen (6) durchsetzende, im Abstand
voneinander angeordnete Distanzeinstellschrauben (7) auf, mittels der
durch Abstützen auf der Bodenbelagsplatte (4) der Abstand zwischen dieser
und der Druckbacke 1 einstelllbar ist. Damit wird erreicht, dass die
Randleiste (5) jeweils im wesentlichen direkt unterhalb der Feder (9) von in
der Materialstärke unterschiedlichen Bodenbelagsplatten (4) verschiedener
Bodenbeläge andrückt.
Patent EP-0873903-A3 (EP)
Title: Vorrichtung mit einem Foliendrucksensor zur Sitzbelegungserkennung für einen Fahrersitz
Inventor: MAI RUDOLF
IPC: B60R21/01
Filed: 1998-03-05
Abstract: Es wird eine Vorrichtung mit einem Foliendrucksensor zur Sitzbelegungserkennung und
einer Sitzheizung für einen Fahrzeugsitz beschrieben. 
     Der Foliendrucksensor besteht aus zwei laminierten Kunststoffträgerfolien, wobei die
erste Trägerfolie mit einem Halbleiterpolymer (2) und die zweite Trägerfolie mit zwei
Leiterbahnen (3, 3') beschichtet ist, welche von Anschlußpunkten (4, 4') ausgehend Verbindungsleitungen
zumindest einem räumlich abgegrenzten drucksensitiven Sensorelement
(1) bilden, wo die Leiterbahnen zu kammartigen, interdigitierend angeordneten
Elektroden ausgebildet sind. Die elektrische Sitzheizung umfaßt einen durch Stromdurchgang
aufheizbaren Leiter. 
     Erfindungsgemäß sind Teile der auf der zweiten Trägerfolie des Foliendrucksensors aufgebrachten
Leiterbahnen (3, 3') als aufheizbarer Leiter der Sitzheizung verwendbar.
Patent EP-0882848-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HUMPERT JUERGEN
IPC: E03C1/04
Filed: 1998-05-28
Abstract: The hot and cold water mixer tap has a lever, which by means of side and vertical movements controls the mix and volume of delivered water for a set period of time. It also has an infrared sensing element which can detect the existence of an object, such as a hand, to turn the water on and off. A switch on the lever enables the detection system to be selectable. The tap has water inlets (11,12) to a mechanical mixing valve (10) from which the flow passes through a hose (13) to an electromagnetic valve (3) controlled by a system (4) to which an infrared sensor (5) is connected as well as a selection switch on the control lever through a lead (43).
Patent EP-0897998-A3 (EP)
Inventor: FREUDENBERGER RENATE DR
IPC: C23C18/36
Filed: 1998-07-31
Abstract: An aqueous acid, reductive deposition bath (I) for the electroless deposition of nickel, comprises (per litre of bath liquid):(A) 3-10 g nickel in the form of a nickel salt (B) 5-45 g of a hypophosphite as reducing agent (C) 0.4-1 mole of a carboxylic acid and/or hydroxycarboxylic acid including di- and tri-carboxylic acids as a complexant for nickel, (D) 0.5-3 mg lead, tin, arsenic, thallium or molybdenum acetate or sulphate as stabiliser and (E) thiourea, isothiourea or a thiocyanate as an accelerator containing nitrogen, sulphur, alkyl or aryl substituents, present at a molar concentration 1-3 times that of (D).
Patent EP-0903106-A3 (EP)
IPC: A47L15/42
Filed: 1998-08-03
Abstract: The invention relates to a dishwashing machine with a
supporting structure which is constructed from
horizontal and vertical frame members (12,13,14,15), said structure
forming at least a front and a rear supporting frame (10,11),
also forming a receiving means into which the rinsing
container (20) is installed. The parts and assembly costs
for the dishwashing machine can be considerably reduced
in that the supporting frames (10,11) are assembled from
individual horizontal frame members and vertical frame
members (12,13,14,15), the respectively abutting areas of a
horizontal and a vertical frame member being provided
with locking and counter-locking elements (13.3,13.4,12.5,12.6) which are
adapted to one another and in that the rinsing
container (20) is provided with integral receiving means (12.6) for
the positive positioning of the supporting structure on
the rinsing container.
Patent EP-0899678-A3 (EP)
Inventor: IKEDA KENICHI
IPC: G06K7/10
Filed: 1998-08-24
Abstract: A bar code reader includes a semiconductor laser diode
as a source of an elliptical shape divergent laser beam and a
shaping section for shaping the elliptical shape divergent laser
beam to provide a shaped laser beam in the form of a circular
shape collimating laser beam. A distance measuring section
measures a distance to a bar code label and generates a
distance information signal. A temperature sensor is attached
to a casing of the shaping section. The temperature sensor
detects the ambient temperature and generates a
temperature information signal. A focal position controlling
section conducts a focal position control in response to the
distance information signal and the temperature information
signal so that the shaped laser beam will have its focal
position on the bar code label. A scanning section lights the
bar code label with the shaped laser beam that has been
subjected to the focal position control. A light intercepting
section intercepts reflected light by the bar code label and
generates an output indicative of the intercepted reflected
light. A decoding section decodes the output. An outputting
section outputs the decoded result to an external device. The
shaping section includes a collimating lens, a first cylindrical
lens and a second cylindrical lens, all of which have a short
focal distance.
Patent EP-0916782-A3 (EP)
Title: Modulares Verkleidungssystem
Inventor: STEEL KEN
IPC: E04F13/08
Filed: 1998-10-01
Abstract: Ein modulares System zur Schaffung von Wandflächen weist mehrere
Sichtelemente (10, 12) auf, die an ihrer Seite mit Befestigungsmitteln (20)
versehen sind. Zur Befestigung der Sichtelemente (10, 12) ist ein Trägerelement
(32) vorgesehen, an dem eine Befestigungsaufnahme (36) für ein
Dichtelement (41) vorgesehen ist.
Patent EP-0923212-A3 (EP)
Title: Buskoppeleinrichtung
Inventor: KOEPERNIK JOCHEN DIPL-ING
IPC: H04L25/02
Filed: 1998-11-02
Abstract: Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Buskoppeleinrichtung für ein Installationsbussystem
mit Stromversorgungsnetz-gebundener Informationsübertragung unter Verwendung
wenigstens eines HF-Trägersignals. Dabei ist ein Einkoppelkreis (16) mit
einem HF-Übertrager (5) vorhanden, zu dessen Primärwicklung (5.1) zumindest ein
Entkopplungskondensator (3) und eine Kompensationsinduktivität (36) in Serie geschaltet
sind. Diese Serienschaltung (3,36,5.1) ist mit einem Niederspannungsnetz
(1,2) verbindbar. Die Induktivität (36) ist so ausgelegt, daß ihre Impedanz bei der
Frequenz eines einzigen verwendeten HF-Trägersignals, oder eines Mittelwerts der
Frequenzen der HF-Trägersignale im Fall der Verwendung mehrerer HF-Trägersignale,
die Impedanz des Entkopplungskondensators (3) kompensiert. Damit wird
erreicht, daß die Sendespannung (17) des HF-Trägersignals weitgehend unabhängig
von der Netzimpedanz (bezüglich Betrag und Phase) ist.
Patent EP-0897241-A3 (EP)
IPC: H04N19/126
Filed: 1993-09-20
Abstract: A method for decoding a coded signal to provide an output video
signal, the coded signal being derived by applying predictive coding to an input
video signal having a field rate of 60 Hz and being derived from a motion
picture film source using 2-3 pull-down, the predictive coding being applied
such that frames of the input video signal consisting of fields derived from
different frames of the motion picture source are coded using field mode
coding, and all other frames of the input video signal are coded using frame
mode coding, the coded video signal including a processing mode flag signal
indicating a coding mode for each frame, the method comprising the steps of:
   extracting the processing mode flag for each frame from the coded
signal; and   applying inverse predictive coding to the coded signal to provide the
output video signal, the inverse predictive coding for each frame having the
coding mode indicated by the processing mode flag extracted in the extracting
step.
Patent EP-0915471-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MORITA KOICHI
IPC: G06F3/0482
Filed: 1998-11-04
Abstract: A video searching method, and apparatus (101),
having a function of representing a video file are
provided such that the contents of video files stored in
a storage device may be recognized definitely and
rapidly. The video searching apparatus includes a
computer, a storage device (103), a device for
controlling them, and a display device (100). The
apparatus includes a software resource (108) for
producing a group image formed of at least two still
images of scenes representing the contents of each of
video files stored in the storage device. In the
apparatus, the size of the group image is changed at any
time. In response to manipulation of the group image,
file operation such as deletion, movement or name change
of a corresponding video file is performed. A digest
for displaying scene still images at predetermined
intervals on the display device for each of the video
files is produced when confirming the details of
contents of a stored video file. A further digest is
produced for each of the intervals of the digest of the
video file, further produces a digest to conduct
reproduction for searching from a scene still image
selected on the digest of the video file.
Patent EP-0918215-A3 (EP)
Inventor: FUKAYA KENJI
IPC: G01N27/407
Filed: 1998-11-20
Abstract: A gas sensor measuring a given component content in a gas is
provided which has an outer and an inner metallic cover, a sensing
unit, and an insulator. The sensing unit consists of a measuring
electrode to be exposed to the gas to be measured and a reference
electrode to be exposed to a reference gas in a reference gas
chamber. The measuring electrode and the reference electrode are
disposed adjacent each other through a solid electrolyte body. The
inner metallic cover is installed on an end of a sensor housing. The
outer metallic cover is installed on the periphery of the inner
metallic cover. The insulator is mounted within the inner metallic
cover and has formed therein holes through which sensor signal
pickup leads pass. The insulator has an outer wall different in
geometry from an inner wall of the inner metallic cover to define a
portion of a reference gas passage therebetween which leads to the
reference gas chamber.
Patent EP-0919776-A3 (EP)
Inventor: GHERARDI EROS
IPC: E05F1/12
Filed: 1998-11-27
Abstract: A hinge device for the door of household electric appliances, includes: a coupling element
(2), having a frontal wall (12) and fixed to a frame (10) fixable to the structure of the
appliance; a support element (3), pivoted to the coupling element (2) and to which the door
is fixed; first counterbalancing means (6), designed to practice an antagonist force against
the weight force of the door; a shaped element (9), hinged to the first counterbalancing
means (6) and to the support element (3), and designed to slide along the frontal wall (12)
by virtue of the interposition of sliding means (30) in correspondence of the passage from
a closing condition (C) of the device (1), in which the support element (3) is faced to the
frontal wall (12), to an opening condition (A), in which the axle of the support element (3)
is almost orthogonal to the frontal wall (12), and vice versa in such a way that the sliding
causes an antagonistic force of increasing intensity between the sliding block (13) and the
frontal wall (12) and proportional to the increasing of the opening angle of the door and to
the arm of the antagonistic force. 
     The hinge device 1 can moreover include second counterbalancing means (15) slidable on
an outer contour (8) of the shaped element (9), so as to exert a further antagonistic force
thereon proportionally increasing in correspondence of the passage from the closing
condition (C) to the opening condition (A).
Patent EP-0863343-A3 (EP)
Inventor: CLARKE PETER
IPC: F16K15/14
Filed: 1998-03-02
Abstract: A valve (10) having a port (25) defined by a plurality of lips
(30,31) each lip comprising elongate inner and outer portions
(30a,31a,30b,31b) linked by an elongate sealing portion, wherein a lip is
resiliently deformable from a first position in which the port (25) is closed
by engagement of the sealing portions with one another to a second
position in which the port is open, the valve being characterised in that the
inner portion (30a,31a) of the deformable lip is bowed in inwardly along
its long axis.
Patent EP-0883132-A3 (EP)
Inventor: RANGASAYEE KRISHANA
IPC: G11C15/04
Filed: 1998-04-23
Abstract: A programmable logic device having content addressable memory is disclosed.
In a preferred embodiment, the programmable logic device includes reconfigurable dual
mode memory suitable for operating as a content addressable memory in a first mode
and a random access memory in a second mode is disclosed. Mode control switch
circuitry may be provided to selectively enable a user to configure the dual mode
memory as either content addressable memory or random access memory .
Patent EP-0878277-A3 (EP)
Inventor: PRITTIE ALLAN R
IPC: B31B50/83
Filed: 1998-05-13
Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for removing waste die-cut windows
from continuously moving carton board web material. A paid of juxtaposed parallel
cylinders (12, 16) with their axes disposed transverse to the direction of web
movement accept the moving web and knock-out the die-cut windows by virtue of a
protuberance (20) on one cylinder mating with a recess (22) on the other, the
protuberances and recesses matching each other and also matching the position of
the die-cut window. In a variant, the non-male cylinder has an outer layer of
substantially uniform thickness and is made of resilient polymeric material adapted
to be elastically distorted sufficiently to receive the outward protrusion along with
the waste window.
Patent EP-0896875-A3 (EP)
Inventor: DOKE ATSUHIRO
IPC: B29C39/26
Filed: 1998-05-19
Abstract: A mold assembly for forming a lens blank (62) which gives a
contact lens (80), the mold assembly comprising an upper and
a lower mold half (2; 4) which cooperate with each other to
define a substantially fluid-tight mold cavity (46) when the
two mold haves are assembled together, the mold cavity being
filled with a monomer liquid (60) which is polymerized to
provide the lens blank that is to be subjected to a cutting
operation for forming a base and a front curved surface (68;
78) of the contact lens, wherein the improvement comprises:
the upper mold half (4) including a flexible thin-walled
portion (12) which has a downwardly convex shape and which
partially defines the mold cavity (46), the thin-walled
portion being deformable to absorb expansion or shrinkage of
the monomer liquid during polymerization thereof in the mold
cavity; and the lower mold half (2) including a base portion
(32) at which the lower mold half is clamped by a chuck of a
lathe during the cutting operation, and a mold portion (30)
having a molding surface (38) which is provided with lens
blank holding means (40, 42, 52) for holding the lens blank
on the lower mold half, the lens blank being formed in the
mold cavity defined by and between the upper and lower mold
halves.
Patent EP-0927657-A3 (EP)
Inventor: JONES CHARLES R
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 1998-12-11
Abstract: An integrated system for automatically controlling the operation of both
an automated mechanical transmission (13) and a multiple speed axle assembly
(14) in a vehicle drive train assembly (10) includes a transmission actuator (15)
for operating the transmission (13) in any one of a plurality of transmission gear
ratios. The system further includes an axle actuator for operating the axle
assembly (14) in any one of a plurality of axle gear ratios. An electronic
controller (20) is provided for operating the transmission in a desired one of the
plurality of transmission gear ratios and for operating the axle assembly (14) in
a desired one of the plurality of axle gear ratios to provide a desired overall gear
ratio for the vehicle. To accomplish this, the electronic controller (20) is
responsive to one or more input signals that represent operating parameters of
the vehicle. When it is determined that a change in the overall gear ratio of the
vehicle is necessary, the electronic controller (20) operates one or both of the
transmission actuator (15) and the axle actuator (17) to achieve the desired
overall gear ratio. The determination of whether the transmission actuator (15)
alone is actuated, the axle actuator (17) alone is actuated, or both the
transmission actuator (15) and the axle actuator (17) are actuated will depend
upon the specific gear ratios provided by the transmission and the axle actuator,
the current overall gear ratio, the desired overall gear ratio, and other factors.
In one embodiment, controller (20) also operates a main clutch actuator
(16) to facilitate shifting of the transmission and axle gear ratios.